computex 2013

In a cute quirk of fate, at Computex 2013 Asus has announced that its consumer-oriented, IGZO-based 31.5-inch 4K monitor will cost $4k when it’s released in the US later this month. Before you all run out and buy one, though, ask yourself one question: Do you have a graphics card that’s actually capable of outputting 4K?

At Computex 2013 in Taiwan, Intel has finally gone into detail on its upcoming mobile parts — Haswell, Merrifield, Bay Trail — and the other exciting technologies that make up each platform. Intel showed off a fanless tablet, based on its new ultra-low-power 6W Haswell parts, showed off tablets and ultrabooks with the the new integrated Iris (HD 5000) graphics, and confirmed that, with Bay Trail, it’s marching into the Android tablet market.

At Computex 2013 in Taiwan, Asus has announced the Transformer Book Trio, the “world’s first” three-in-one laptop, tablet, and desktop PC (!). To obtain this rather dubious title, Asus has created a single device that runs both Windows (desktop and laptop), and Android (tablet). That’s not the weird bit, though: Whereas most modern computers get by with just one CPU, the Transformer Book Trio has two: A brand-new Haswell Core i7 chip for Windows, and a Clover Trail Atom CPU for Android.